Edwards's fig parrot

Edwards's fig parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Cyclopsitta
Species:
C. edwardsii
Binomial name
Cyclopsitta edwardsii
(Oustalet, 1885)
Synonyms

Psittaculirostris edwardsii

Edwards's fig parrot (Cyclopsitta edwardsii), also known as the scarlet-cheeked fig parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in humid lowland forests in north-eastern New Guinea. The adult male is predominantly green with red breast and cheeks, yellow ear coverts, and yellowish crown.

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